The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020

61.—(1) Section 151 (interpretation of Chapter 1) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) omit the definition of “the Access Directive”;

(b) after the definition of “apparatus market” insert—

““bundled contract” has the meaning given by section 51(8);

“commitments decision” means a decision under section 93A(8);”;

(c) after the definition of “network access” insert—

““not-for-profit body” means a body which, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment—

(a) is required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income, and any capital which it expends, for charitable or public purposes; and

(b) is prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes);

“number-based interpersonal communications service” has the meaning given by section 32A(1);”;

(d) in the definition of “relevant international standards”, in paragraph (a), after “Article 17 of the Framework Directive” insert “ or Article 39 of the EECC Directive ”;

(e) after the definition of “SMP condition” insert—

““social tariff condition” means a condition set as a social tariff condition under section 45;”;

(f) after the definition of “telephone number” insert—

““terminal equipment” means—

(a) equipment directly or indirectly connected to the interface of a public electronic communications network to send, process or receive information, with the direct or indirect connection being made by a wire or optical fibre or electromagnetically; or

(b) equipment which is capable of being used for the transmission or reception, or both, of radio communication signals by means of satellites or other space-based systems;”;

(g) omit the definition of “the Universal Service Directive”.

(3) In subsection (4B) M1 , in the definition of “information society service”, for the words from “Article 2(a)” to the end substitute “ section 51(9) ”.

(4) In subsection (5), for “Framework Directive” substitute “ EECC Directive ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 61 in force at 21.12.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 Subsection (4B) was inserted by S.I. 2011/1210.